Top deputy to Dallas superintendent resigns

DALLAS (AP) — The chief of staff for the superintendent of the Dallas school district has resigned in anticipation of being named in a federal indictment.

Jerome Oberlton becomes the fourth high-level administrator to leave during the year-long tenure of Superintendent Mike Miles. In a statement Tuesday, Miles says he was told a day earlier by Oberlton that he's expecting to be indicted for work as chief information officer for Atlanta Public Schools from 2004 to 2007. Oberlton joined the Dallas district in January.

Miles says he was "profoundly shocked" when told of the possible indictment and asked for Oberlton's resignation. Miles says he's asked district trustees to OK an audit of Oberlton's work.

He says the district conducted a background check on Oberlton prior to his hire, and expressed anger that he wasn't told of the investigation until Monday.